The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-09-30
the WILL or THoa rANk

THE WILL or THos. rxSk
An Intssessing Document n ! omes 81
The surrogats Of New yosk.
Tom Paine was seventy-two years
old when he wrote his will. It u dated
January 10. 1909. and he died the 9Th
day of June Of that year. II Il . 70
marxable document and reads for the
most part as follows:
1.-THE last Win and Testament Of me.
the subscriber, Thomas Paine. Repos-
ing confidence in my Creator, God, and.
in NO other being, for I know Of no
other. nor believe In any other /,
Thomas Paine, Of the state Of New
York, author of the work entitled
Common Sense" written In Philadel-
phia in 1875, and published in that city
the beginning of January, l776, which
awakened America to 3 declaration
independence the 4th Of July following
which was as fast as the work could
spread throughout such an extensive
country; author also Of the several
numbers Of the American Crisis"
thirteen in all, published occasionally
during the progress Of the Revolution
airy war-the last is on the peace; au-
thor also of the "Rights Of Man." pats
tho first and second, written and pub
lished in London in 1891 and '92;
author also of a work on religion. Gage
or Reason" parts the first and second
= Author also Of several other
works net here Observation-Disclosures
tations on first Principles Of Govern
ment;' decline and Fall Of the
English System Of Finance;' Agra
rain Justice" etc., etc.-make this my
last will and testament. that IL to say:
l give and beoueath to my executors
hereinafter appointed, Walter Morto"
and Thomas Adds Emmett. thirty
shares l hold in the New York Phenis
Insurance company, which cost m.
sl,47O-they are worth now upwards
of 81 ,5OO-and all my movable effects,
and also the money that may be in my
trunk or elsewhere at the time of my
decease, paying thereout the expenses
Of my funeral. In trust as to the said
shares, movables and money for Mar
garct Brazeil Bonneville, wife Of Mich
olas Bonneville, Paris, for hcr W sole
and separate use and ut her own dis
posal, Notwithstanding her converture.
AS to my farm in New Rochelle, I give,
devise and bequeath the same to my
said executors, Walter Mortsn and
Thomas Adds Emmett and to the sur
vivor of them, his heirs and assigns for
ever. In trust. nevertheless, % sell
and dispose of the north side thereof,
now in the occupation of Andrew A.
Dean, 1 give to my friend Walter Nor
ton of the New York Phoenix Insur
ance company, and Thomas Adds EN-
met, counsellor-at-law, late of Ireland,
5000 each, and 800 to Mrs. Palmer.
widow of Elihu Palmer, of New York;t
be paid out of the money arising from
said sale, and l give tho remainder q.
the money arising from that sale, n
half thereof to the Clio Hickman OF
Higher U oper Mary IL Bonnie street,
London, and the other half to Nicholas
Bonneville of Paris, husband of Mar
garet B. Bonneville, aforesaid. As to
the south part of the said farm, con-
taining upwards of 100 acres in trust,to
rent out the same or otherwise put
it to profit, as shall be found most ad
visable, and to pay the rents and profits
thereof to the said Margaret 3. Bonnie
vile, in trust for the children Benjamin
and Thomas Bonneville, their educa
ton and maintenance until they come
to the age of twenty-one years, in or
der that she may sring them we'll up,
give them good and useful learning
and instruct them in their duty tt God
and the practice of morality" (After
some further directions concerning this
property, Paine continuously 81 know
not If the society of people called
Quakersadmit u person to be buried in
their burying-ground who does not be-
long to their society, but If they do. or
will admit me, I would prefer being
buried there. My father belonged to
that profession, and I was partly
brought up in it. But il it is not consis-
tent with their rules to do this. I desire
to be buried on my farm at New Ro-
chelle. The place where I am to be
buried to bs o square of twelve feet, to
be enclosed with rows of trees and q
stone or post-and-rail fence, with q
maidstone with my name and age enc
grayed upon il. Author of Common
Sense Placing confidence in my ex-
ecutors and their friendship, I herewith
take final leave of their friendship and
the world. I have lived an honest and
useful life to mankind, and my time
has been spent in doing good. and I
die IN perfect composure and resigna-
ton to the will of my Creator, God.
Dated this 18th day of January, 1909.
..I'HoMAs PAINE"
-[Harper's Weekly.
Row THE KING CANE HONE.
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